Season 3, Episode 5: A “Book Voldemort” + Special Guest Roxanna Kassam-Kara
The lovely Roxanna Kassam-Kara
Today, Meredith and Kaytee have a special guest, Roxanna Kassam-Kara. The three of us are discussing:
Bookish Moments: the sweetest bookish moment ever, reading tees, and choosing a new book from your TBR
Current Reads: each host is sharing two books they’ve read recently and some of them have us gushing uncontrollably.
Deep Dive: Roxanna’s reading life and her “achiever” tendencies
Book Presses: two books you need in your life right now and one series starter that needed to be on the Press list.
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
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Bookish Moments:
1:48 - There’s a Rainbow in My Closet by Patti Stren
9:42 - Currently Reading tee in the Zazzle store
10:48 - What Should I Read Next podcast - TBR app episode
Current Reads:
13:57 - Among the Ruins by Ausma Zehanat Kahn (Roxanna)
15:24 - Still Life by Louise Penny
18:57 - I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes
18:58 - Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
19:20 - A Heart in a Body in the World by Deb Caletti (Kaytee)
22:36 - American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld (Meredith)
22:46 - You Think It, I’ll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld
25:13 - Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld
25:29 - Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi (Roxanna)
29:03 - Harry Potter by JK Rowling
33:53 - Here for It by R. Eric Thomas (Kaytee)
36:46 - The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (Meredith)
Deep Dive - Roxanna’s Reading Life:
42:38 - There’s a Rainbow in My Closet by Patti Stren
42:40 - Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
44:57 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Roxanna shares her “Unicorn Books”
Childhood memories. These are Roxanna’s Unicorn Books
45:05 - The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher
46:59 - Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Roxanna’s Commonplace journal notecards:
Roxanna takes a different tactic to approach her “commonplace journal”
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
51:53 - How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t with Your Kids by Carla Naumburg (Roxanna)
55:47 - Scythe by Neal Shusterman (Kaytee)
58:33 - The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi (Meredith)
1:00:39 - Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin
Connect With Us:
Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram
Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram
Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram
Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram
Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram
@currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram